La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® Opens In Ocala, Florida

Furniture World Magazine

La-Z-Boy announced the opening of a new La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® in Ocala, Fla., located at 2530 Southwest 19th Avenue. The new 13,300-square-foot store features the full selection of stylish La-Z-Boy® furniture, beautiful accent pieces, and a professionally-staffed design center to help customers put it all together. "La-Z-Boy offers furniture for any home, whether you are looking for something contemporary or classic, casual or traditional," said Arthur White, store owner. "The style, quality and comfort of La-Z-Boy furniture combined with the design expertise and customer service we provide make an easy, enjoyable furniture shopping experience for any customer." The Ocala store offers the entire collection of world famous La-Z-Boy recliners, motion sofas, sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as well as stationary sofas and chairs from the American Home Collection by La-Z-Boy®. The store also features occasional furniture pieces by La-Z-Boy Incorporated companies Hammary® and Kincaid®, and the Thomas Kinkade Home Furnishings Collection™ by La-Z-Boy®. This collection includes sofas and chairs inspired by the artwork of Thomas Kinkade, the world-renowned "Painter of Light™." "This La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, with its emphasis on design and style, exemplifies our direction for the future of La-Z-Boy," said Kurt L. Darrow, president of La-Z-Boy. "We understand that customers want complete solutions for their homes, and the Ocala Furniture Galleries provides that." The La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries is centered around the La-Z-Boy Design Center, emphasizing the custom order and design assistance offered at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores. Also included in the design area is the La-Z-Boy Screen Test® video catalog system that allows customers the opportunity to design their own furniture by rendering any La-Z-Boy product in their choice of hundreds of fabric and leather covers. Additionally, a fun, interactive and educational play area in the Design Center entertains children as their parents work with design consultants to create the rooms of their dreams. Making the shopping experience even more family-friendly, the Ocala store features a wide circular pathway for easy navigation with children and strollers. Eye-catching signage guides shoppers through the store, directing them to the various galleries and providing meaningful information along the way. In keeping with the store’s emphasis on design, the new Ocala La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries boasts a dramatic selection of decorative accents, including lamps, area rugs, wall art and accessories, all displayed throughout the store. La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries are organized by gallery, including a Living Room Gallery, with stationary sofas, loveseats and chairs in every style category from traditional to contemporary; a Family Room Gallery, showcasing motion sofas and loveseats, and reclining chairs; a Leather Gallery, presenting an impressive array of leather finishes, textures, styles and colors available from La-Z-Boy; a Sleep Sofa Gallery, which showcases the full line of sleep sofas offered by La-Z-Boy and highlights the innovative Slumber Air‘ mattress system by La-Z-Boy“; and, of course, a Recliner Gallery that displays the full range of world famous La-Z-Boy reclining chairs. Headquartered in Monroe, Mich., La-Z-Boy is the nation’s largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture and the world’s leading producer of reclining chairs. It is a division of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE, PCX: LZB), the nation’s largest furniture manufacturer.